Smartphone without a battery (2022)

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wiseowise ◴[12 Dec 25 12:51 UTC] No.46243652[source]▶

It is criminal that supercomputers in our pockets have expiration dates.

Even cheapest phone these days is hundreds times more powerful than PS2, has better camera on par or better with most feature phones back in the days and cellular/wifi. They can be used for detection, automation or just plain fun/gaming.

But no, you can't install Linux to overcome bloated, insecure abandonware (old Androids, iOS). Built-in, hot pillow of a battery that is pain in the ass to remove and even then it can't work without it.

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1. everdrive ◴[12 Dec 25 13:39 UTC] No.46244016[source]▶

>>46243652 #

People are nuts, that's all there is to it. They're worried about thinness, but meanwhile buy phones that are so tall and wide they cannot actually fit in a pocket. There's no benefit whatsoever to the thinness, except that someone else's phone is thicker. And no, water damage is not a concern. You can absolutely build phones with a battery compartment that can safely be fully submerged in water.

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2. stronglikedan ◴[12 Dec 25 15:23 UTC] No.46244972[source]▶

>>46244016 (TP) #

I have a 6.9 inch screen, which is the biggest if not extremely close, and it fits in my pocket just fine. It fits well because it's so thin.

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3. ◴[12 Dec 25 15:25 UTC] No.46244989[source]▶

>>46244016 (TP) #

4. thisislife2 ◴[12 Dec 25 15:48 UTC] No.46245237[source]▶

>>46244972 #

And it would still fit in your pocket even if it was few more millimetre thick. And, it is better to make the pockets bigger by a few millimetres rather than making the phones thicker.

5. fhdkweig ◴[12 Dec 25 16:10 UTC] No.46245470[source]▶

>>46244016 (TP) #

Are real people worried about thinness? I don't think I have ever met anyone outside of a marketing department that has asked for a thinner phone vs one with more battery life.

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6. hamdingers ◴[12 Dec 25 16:13 UTC] No.46245514[source]▶

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The iPhone Air is the most recent proof that consumers don't actually care about thinness.

7. dspillett ◴[12 Dec 25 17:24 UTC] No.46246284[source]▶

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I think mine is stated as 6.7" and pretty thin. I wouldn't say it fits comfortably in all conditions. In some trousers/shorts it either sticks out a bit or digs in my side when I'm sat and bend (to tie a show, etc).

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